To celebrate National Careers Week, we asked members of the Care City team to share their journeys to joining our Community Interest Company. Today is the turn of Christine and Rachel…

Christine, Project Support Officer

Christine Sanger, one of our Project Support Officers worked in the banking industry for 41 years. In those years Christine had many different jobs, ending up as a Senior Business Analyst which she loved. “What I loved about working on a project was that I could see the customer benefits from the implemented changes I was part of.” 

When Christine was made redundant it made her think about what she really would like to do next. She had always enjoyed helping people and wanted her next job to be more altruistic. “When I saw the Care City job application I couldn’t believe my luck! A job that really helped to benefit people in my community. I put in my application and got the job! I have been enjoying my new lease of working life immensely. I can’t believe my luck that I get to work on amazing projects and with such a great team!”

Rachel, Communications Director

Rachel Fuller, our Comms Director has been in the marketing game for over 25 years, but working in the Third Sector was new for her. “My career started many moons ago on a Property Helpdesk at Barclays Bank. Sitting close to the Marketing department, my naturally nosey nature always got the better of me, and I continually made excuses to go and visit them to find out what marketing campaigns they were working on. It paid off I guess, as when a vacancy in the team arose, I grabbed it and a journey in comms and marketing began! Since then I have worked in many different industries including oil and gas, insurance, fitness (oh the irony!), but it was a role at an events agency that introduced me to Care City. Invited to manage their launch event back in 2016, I loved the people, the place and their passion…so offered to write them a marketing strategy and the rest is history…”